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A wasp is any insect of the order Hymenoptera and suborder Apocrita that is not a bee or an ant. Less familiar, the suborder Symphyta includes the sawflies and wood wasps, which differ from the Apocrita by having a broad connection between the thorax and abdomen. Also, Symphyta larvae are mostly herbivorous and "caterpillarlike", whereas those of Apocrita are largely predatory or parasitic.
Most familiar wasps belong to the Aculeata, a division of the Apocrita, whose ovipositors are modified into a venomous stinger. Aculeata also contains ants and bees. In this sense, the species called "velvet ants" (Mutillidae) are actually wasps.
A narrower meaning of the term wasp is any member of the Aculeate family Vespidae. This includes the yellowjackets (Vespula, Dolichovespula spp.) and hornets (Vespa spp.).
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@SnarkyPlatypus From Mosman to Marrickville: It's like some Paul Kelly song we don't need. We have enough WASPS in M'ville as is.
courtney_gibson (courtney gibson) Sun, 08 Nov 2009 04:39:58 -0000
@SnarkyPlatypus From Mosman to Marrickville: It's like some Paul Kelly song we don't need. We have enough WASPS in M'ville as is.
@_stevewoods i have a fear of wasps, but only because im allergic, good thing about being a recluse, i dont get to see too many x
MylifeinwordsUK (Mylife Inwords) Sun, 08 Nov 2009 04:16:40 -0000
@_stevewoods i have a fear of wasps, but only because im allergic, good thing about being a recluse, i dont get to see too many x
rt @FailAds Only female wasps, bees, and mosquitoes sting.
ladygifts (luvjones) Sun, 08 Nov 2009 03:59:34 -0000
rt @FailAds Only female wasps, bees, and mosquitoes sting.
im held hostage in my own house by wasps
CarinaFrank (Carina Frank) Sun, 08 Nov 2009 03:49:54 -0000
im held hostage in my own house by wasps
Only female wasps, bees, and mosquitoes sting.
failads (FailAds.com) Sun, 08 Nov 2009 03:48:21 -0000
Only female wasps, bees, and mosquitoes sting.
@fergie4life hahaha I effing hate spiders!! Wasps are nasty too!! They can still sting you when they're dead
dottedwithearts (Michelle Morley) Sun, 08 Nov 2009 03:44:06 -0000
@fergie4life hahaha I effing hate spiders!! Wasps are nasty too!! They can still sting you when they're dead
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Chrysis Net - Information about Hymenoptera : Chrysididae (cuckoo wasps) - biology, morphology, collecting and studying, drawings, and macro photos.
Meta Description: [ a web resource about hymenoptera chrysididae, cuckoo wasps, guêpes dorées, crisidi, goldwespen ]
Cicada Killer Wasp - From A Field Guide to Common Texas Insects, by Bastiaan Drees and John Jackman.
Meta Description: [ A Field Guide to Common Texas Insects, Bastiaan Drees and John Jackman. ]
Cicada Killer Wasp - Ohio State University extension factsheet.
Meta Description: [ These wasps are commonly seen in late summer skimming around the lawn, shrubs and trees searching for cicadas. Cicadas are captured, paralyzed by a sting ]
Common Missouri Wasps and Bees - This site offers lots of detailed information on wasps and bees, particularly those found in Missouri.
Meta Description: [ A painless look at some of the state's most interesting insects. ]
Encarsia formosa - Text and photographs describing the biological control agent, Encarsia formosa, a parasitoid of whiteflies
Meta Description: [ Text and photographs describing the biological control agent, Encarsia formosa, a parasitoid of whiteflies ]
Eretmocerus eremicus - Parasitic wasp used for biological control.
Mud Daubers - Life cycle, habitat, and food sources of Chalybion, Sceliphron and other genera of this wasp.
Meta Description: [ A Field Guide to Common Texas Insects, Bastiaan Drees and John Jackman. ]
Paper Wasp - Photographs, life cycle, habitat, and pest status of Polistes sp. of wasps.
Meta Description: [ A Field Guide to Common Texas Insects, Bastiaan Drees and John Jackman. ]
Paper Wasps and Hornets - Ohio State University Extension fact sheet on Polistes fuscatus pallipes, Polistes dominulus, and Dolichovespula maculata.
Meta Description: [ Although considered beneficial to agriculture, (since northern or paper wasps feed abundantly on corn earworms, armyworms, tobacco hornworms, etc. and ]
Polistine Wasps and the Colony Cycle - Behavior of Polistine Wasps.
Prof. Chuck Holliday's Cicada-Killer Page - Includes photographs, life cycle, publications, and species.
Meta Description: [ A page devoted to the biology of cicada killer wasps. ]
Red Velvet Ant or Cow Killer - Factsheet on the flightless wasp Dasymutilla occidentalis.
Meta Description: [ A Field Guide to Common Texas Insects, Bastiaan Drees and John Jackman. ]
Research on Chalcidoid Systematics - Information about research on the Chalcidoidea from the University of California, Riverside.
Southern Yellowjacket - Factsheet on Vespula squamosa.
Meta Description: [ A Field Guide to Common Texas Insects, Bastiaan Drees and John Jackman. ]
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The Cicada Killer Thriller - The life cycle of the cicada killer wasp (Sphecius), suggestions for control, and a bibliography.
The European Paper Wasp - Information about the recent infestation of the US by this species (Polistes dominulus).
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